Dear All, We have been asked by the Chair of APRALO, Professor Hong Xue, (and acting Chair Fouad Bajwa till October 6th 2010), to start an online election for the position of APRALO Representative to the ALAC for the period from the close of the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2010 until the close of Annual General Meeting 2012. Edmon <https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?edmon_chung_bio_and_statement_of_int erest> Chung and Sivasubramanian <https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?siva_muthusamy_bio_and_statement_of_ interest> Muthusamy have both accepted their nomination for this position before the close of the acceptance period on 27 September. They are both eligible. The question to be put will be the following: Who should be elected as the APRALO representative to the ALAC for the period from the close of the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2010 until the close of the Annual General Meeting 2012? With possible answers: Edmon Chung Sivasubramanian Muthusamy Abstain A separate email with their voting credentials was sent to the APRALO ALS representatives recently. You will find the current ALS representative list. Please contact us at staff@atlarge.icann.org if you have not received your voting credentials. The vote will be anonymous and remain open until Friday, 8 October 2010 at 2359 UTC. In the event of a tie, there will be a second round of voting. You can find additional information about this position and the election process under: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_apralo -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org Eligible APRALO voters (total 18): Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) Mahmoud Lattoufi At Large@China Mengxuan Wu Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance Prof. Hong Xue Emirates Internet Group Khalid Bin Thani Hong Kong Internet Forum (HKIF) Paul Chow Internet Users Network zumi Aizu Internet Users Society Niue Stafford Guest ISOC Australia Cheryl Langdon-Orr ISOC Chapter India Chennai Sivasubramanian Muthusamy ISOC HK Charles Mok ISOC NZ Keith Davidson ISOC Taiwan Chapter Chung Laung Liu National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NIIEPA) Sophie Liang Open Standards and Internet Association (OSIA) Hyun-kook Kahng Pacific Islands Chapter fo the Internet Society (PICISOC) William (Will) Tibben Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK)- India Nimrol Agarwal Internet Society Pakistan Chapter Qasim Y. Khan Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Fouad Riaz Bajwa